Regulating clinical trials in developing countries: a road to a success story of immunization programs

• Main Author: Musa, Muhammad Rabiu
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/20433/1/ICOGPA%202016%201%2010.pdf; http://repo.uum.edu.my/20433/; http://icogpa2016.weebly.com/
• Institution: Universiti Utara Malaysia

This study provides an insight into the effects of absence of legal regulation on clinical trials; on acceptance and success of immunization programs in developing countries. The purpose of this research is to identify the effect of absence of legal regulatory framework for clinical trials on humans; on acceptance and success of immunization programs in developing countries. Since the findings of this work show that lack of well functioning legal and regulatory framework for clinical trials in developing countries contributes to the rejection of immunization as a result of fear about the quality and safety of vaccines used, establishing regulatory agencies with powers and facilities that would enable it ensure the quality, safety and efficacy of vaccines used in immunization is a most if the trust and confidence of people of developing countries in immunization is to be obtained.